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Written by admin
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 |
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The first Guptills who landed in America were named Gubtail. By 1830 (US Census) and 1851 (Grand Manan Is, Canada, census), some branches had been spelling it as "Guptill". In 1852 Hilliard M. Sowle, Town Clerk of Gouldsboro, ME, changed the spelling of the name from "Gubtail" to "Guptill" in the town records and it was accepted as the family spelling. Some branches retained the name "Gubtail", and one Edward Gubtail died in Louisiana in August 1974. There are modern branches that use the form "Guptil", "Gubtil", "Guptail", "Guptell", "Gupthill" etc. But the majority has adopted "Guptill".
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